2016 Horror Movie Releases
Horror movies released in 2016 in theaters (limited/wide) and V.O.D. This list also includes movies that were shown in 2015 on the festival circuit, but not available in wide release or V.O.D. until 2016.
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- DirectorRob ZombieStarsMalcolm McDowellRichard BrakeJeff Daniel PhillipsFive carnival workers are kidnapped and held hostage in an abandoned, hellish compound where they are forced to participate in a violent game, the goal of which is to survive twelve hours against a gang of sadistic clowns.
- DirectorJames WanStarsVera FarmigaPatrick WilsonMadison WolfeEd and Lorraine Warren travel to North London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a supernatural spirit.
- DirectorAlan FineStarsSarah WilsonKristoffer CusickEmma GladsteinA young family becomes deathly afraid to do anything in their own home when simple household accidents begin to trigger increasingly violent paranormal events. Ad line: "Accidents WILL happen..."
- DirectorJames DeMonacoStarsFrank GrilloElizabeth MitchellMykelti WilliamsonFormer Police Sergeant Barnes becomes head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
- DirectorF. Javier GutiérrezStarsMatilda Anna Ingrid LutzAlex RoeJohnny GaleckiA young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsKate BosworthThomas JaneJacob TremblayA couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams - and nightmares - manifest physically as he sleeps.
- DirectorChris MajorsStarsLance HenriksenMarilyn GhigliottiBetsy BakerA young widow moves into an old house on Lake Erie to recover from the sudden loss of her husband; however, she soon discovers a dark secret and that she is not alone.
- DirectorAnna FoersterStarsKate BeckinsaleTheo JamesTobias MenziesVampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.
- DirectorRoss PattersonStarsDanny TrejoSean AstinKeith DavidVeterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsElle FanningChristina HendricksKeanu ReevesAn aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryCassi DavisPatrice LovelyMadea lands in the midst of mayhem when she spends a haunted Halloween fending off killers, paranormal poltergeists, ghosts, ghouls, and zombies while keeping a watchful eye on her wild teenage great-niece.
- DirectorBen BlaineChris BlaineStarsCian BarryAbigail HardinghamMandeep DhillonSuicidal Rob starts dating a colleague at the supermarket. But whenever they have sex, his dead girlfriend, Nina, pops up.
- DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsLauren CohanRupert EvansJames RussellAn American nanny is shocked that her new English family's boy is actually a life-sized doll. After she violates a list of strict rules, disturbing events make her believe that the doll is really alive.
- DirectorBurr SteersStarsLily JamesSam RileyJack HustonFive sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies.
- DirectorJason ZadaStarsNatalie DormerEoin MackenStephanie VogtA young woman's desperate search for her twin sister brings her to a ghost-filled stretch of wilderness known as the 'Suicide Forest.'
- DirectorDan TrachtenbergStarsJohn GoodmanMary Elizabeth WinsteadJohn Gallagher Jr.A young woman is held in an underground bunker by a man who insists that a hostile event has left the surface of the Earth uninhabitable.
- DirectorRobert EggersStarsAnya Taylor-JoyRalph InesonKate DickieA family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession.
- DirectorKevin SmithStarsLily-Rose DeppHarley Quinn SmithJohnny DeppTwo teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans.
- DirectorKevin GoetzMichael GoetzStarsTroian BellisarioBailey NobleKate BurtonA woman and her childhood friend seek out revenge on those who victimized and abused them.
- DirectorKevin GreutertStarsIsla FisherAnson MountGillian JacobsAfter moving to a vineyard to start a new life with her husband, a pregnant woman begins to experience terrifying visions.
- DirectorJared CohnStarsEric BalfourBianca A. SantosRomeo MillerThe residents of a small town discover that something more sinister than killer wolves is lurking in the backwoods: first the wolves start turning up dead...then people.
- DirectorRoxanne BenjaminMatt Bettinelli-OlpinDavid BrucknerStarsChad VillellaMatt Bettinelli-OlpinKristina PesicFive interlocking tales of terror follow the fates of a group of weary travellers who confront their worst nightmares - and darkest secrets - over one long night on a desolate stretch of desert highway.
- DirectorRichard Bates Jr.StarsAdrian GrenierAngela TrimburFionnula FlanaganWhen Owen is forced to confront the past he's been running from his whole adult life, he and his girlfriend, Isabel, become entangled in a horrifying web of lies, deceit and murder.
- DirectorTravis ZariwnyStarsGage GolightlyMatthew DaddarioSamuel DavisWhile staying at a remote cabin for a week-long vacation, a group of five college friends succumb to an infectious, flesh-eating disease.
- DirectorBabak AnvariStarsNarges RashidiAvin ManshadiBobby NaderiAs a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post-revolution, war-torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt their home.
- DirectorDanny PerezStarsNatasha LyonneChloë SevignyMeg TillyIn a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a wild night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions as she struggles to get a grip on reality while stories of conspiracy spread.
- DirectorMickey KeatingStarsAshley BellPat HealyJames Landry HébertPart crime caper gone awry, part survival horror film, this 1970s set thriller depicts a harrowing fight for survival after a pair of wannabe crooks botch a bank heist and flee into the desert, where they inexplicably stumble upon Carnage Park, a remote stretch of wilderness occupied by a psychotic ex-military sniper.
- DirectorDavid F. SandbergStarsTeresa PalmerGabriel BatemanMaria BelloRebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.
- DirectorTaylor Ri'chardStarsBenjamin AndersonAmber ErwinTiffany FordSix eager students strike out to explore and record live footage of supernatural activity at an abandoned plantation, but one unsettled spirit gives them more than they asked for.
- DirectorMcGStarsJudah LewisSamara WeavingRobbie AmellWhen Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.
- DirectorAnthony Scott BurnsKevin KölschNicholas McCarthyStarsMadeleine CoghlanSavannah KennickRick Peters'Holidays' is an anthology feature film that puts a uniquely dark and original spin on some of the most iconic and beloved holidays of all time by challenging our folklore, traditions and assumptions.
- DirectorNicolas PesceStarsKika MagalhãesWill BrillOlivia BondIn their secluded farmhouse, a mother (a former surgeon) teaches her daughter, Francisca, anatomy, and how life and death are not to be feared. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of their family life, and deeply traumatises Francisca, but also awakens curiosities. Years later, Francisca clings to her increasingly distant father, but the trauma she sustained reawaken when her desire to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsStephen LangJane LevyDylan MinnetteHoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.
- DirectorColm McCarthyStarsSennia NanuaFisayo AkinadeDominique TipperA scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.
- DirectorMike FlanaganStarsElizabeth ReaserLulu WilsonAnnalise BassoIn 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business by inviting an evil presence into their home, not realizing how dangerous it is.
- DirectorAdam RifkinStarsMissi PylePenn JilletteHarry HamlinHerbert Blount aspires to replace the real director of a movie and make it his own by capturing the lead actress and inflicting much horror upon her in his version.
- DirectorJason FlemyngStarsFreema AgyemanAdrian BowerRoman ClarkFacing difficult times and with their glory days long gone, the eight undisputed British vampire overlords gather up for their semi-centennial meeting. However, before the break of dawn, there will be blood. And corpses. Lots of them.
- DirectorRyan CallawayStarsBriana AcetiMadeline LupiTina DuongThree young women traveling along a dark country road encounter a mysterious girl in a white dress who turns out to be far more than she seems.
- DirectorBryan BertinoStarsZoe KazanElla BallentineAaron DouglasA mother and daughter must confront a terrifying monster when they break down on a deserted road.
- DirectorThomas DekkerStarsRory CulkinNando Del CastilloSally Del CastilloAfter his father is killed in a car crash, Jack travels home to Colorado to help nurse his mother (who was injured in the crash) back to health. There, he uncovers long-buried secrets and lies within his family history, his parents, his friends and his very identity.
- DirectorGary Anthony SturgisStarsK.D. AubertLiana MendozaMiguel A. Núñez Jr.In 2016 a Zombie outbreak has occurred around the globe and now a group of people must work together to survive the Zombie rampage.
- DirectorJeremiah KippStarsNana GouveaTom SizemoreEric RobertsSpecialists gather in a top-secret facility to investigate a series of strange deaths on beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. One of the team's scientists (Nana Gouvea) examines video evidence to uncover a possible parasitic explanation for the fatalities. But when a determined detective (Tom Sizemore) sends her the crazed writings of a mysterious homeless man (Jonny Beauchamp), the scientist slowly learns that the actual threat may be more dangerous -- and far older -- than anyone ever imagined. Can she convince her colleagues (led by Eric Roberts) of the true danger before an ancient force rises from the sea to bring madness and death to all of humanity?
- DirectorJason HullStarsShawn C. PhillipsR.A. MihailoffTiffani FestFive years after the murder of his wife and disappearance of his daughter, former police officer Jeremy Duffin is brought back to help in the hunt for a yuletide monster that punishes children that have been "naughty." As the monster becomes more erratic and unpredictable, Jeremy learns the truth about the disappearance of his daughter and the fate that has been bestowed upon him by an unlikely source. Can Jeremy finally end the nightmare Christmas monster that has terrorized this town for years?
- DirectorHarrison AtkinsStarsLindsay BurdgePeter VackJennifer KimA woman encounters a strange presence in a guest house.
- DirectorBradley StrykerStarsAlexandra TurshenKeenan HensonCaitlin StrykerAn American tourist unknowingly becomes an object of obsession as she searches for her kidnapped best friend in Thailand.
- DirectorLisa van Dam-BatesStarsLisa van Dam-BatesTravis Johnny WareKatie HemmingWhen a girl goes to get an IUD implanted by a distant relative, he commits a deranged act which has deadly implications for those close to her.
- DirectorKôji ShiraishiStarsMizuki YamamotoTina TamashiroAimi SatsukawaThe vengeful spirits of the Ring and Grudge series face off.
- DirectorManny VelazquezStarsMarilyn GonzalezMichael GlennAshley PerezManny Velazquez's first underground independent cult horror film about three students that are brutally murdered over the weekend as the students and staff are getting ready for the annual 'Wildcat Night', but the murderer walks among the peers ready to strike again, in this slasher flick.
- DirectorRich FoxStarsJosh RandallKristjan ThorRussell EatonThis documentary follows a group of people who discover the ultra-scary, psycho-sexual horror experience Blackout, and develop an obsession that hijacks their lives and blurs the line between reality and paranoid fantasy.
- DirectorStacy TitleStarsDouglas SmithLucien LaviscountCressida BonasThree friends stumble upon the horrific origins of a mysterious figure they discover is the root cause of the evil behind unspeakable acts.
- DirectorRick BieberStarsDominic SherwoodCharlbi DeanJill HennessyAfter moving into a cottage together, two young lovers confront the horrors of a forgotten childhood.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsMorris ChestnutRegina HallRomany MalcoA surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.
- DirectorJohannes RobertsStarsSarah Wayne CalliesJeremy SistoSofia RosinskyAfter her young son is killed in a tragic accident, a woman learns of a ritual which will bring him back to say goodbye, but when she disobeys a sacred warning, she upsets the balance between life and death.
- DirectorJeremy SaulnierStarsAnton YelchinImogen PootsAlia ShawkatA punk rock band is forced to fight for survival after witnessing a murder at a neo-Nazi skinhead bar.
- DirectorTod WilliamsStarsJohn CusackSamuel L. JacksonIsabelle FuhrmanWhen a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.
- DirectorRobert LegatoStarsChace CrawfordEliza DushkuBrandon T. JacksonAfter the death of his estranged father, Jacob, must obtain his aunt's death certificate from the asylum where she died. After breaking in, he and his companions discover the hospital holds many dangerous secrets.
- DirectorAaron KeelingAustin KeelingStarsEmily GossTaylor BottlesCathy BarnettA psychological horror film about a young woman coping with an unwanted pregnancy after moving into a seemingly haunted house.
- DirectorKaryn KusamaStarsLogan Marshall-GreenEmayatzy CorinealdiMichiel HuismanWhen a man accepts an invitation to a dinner party hosted by his ex-wife, the unsettling past reopens old wounds and creates new tensions.
- DirectorJoel PetrieStarsJoel PetrieDan SchovaersMili ParksTwo filmmakers searching for the perfect documentary subject stumble across a story that even they don't want to believe.
- DirectorPeter HerroStarsCallie OttNicholas James ReillyAndrea HuntThree years after twenty-two year old Rachel barely survived a brutal massacre that left all of her friends murdered, her close friends cordially invite her to join them to spend Spring Break in a secluded house in the woods.
- DirectorNorman LesperanceStarsNicholas BianchiRobin De LanoLeann DonovanA young couple awaken a terrible force when they attempt to socialize with their reclusive neighbour.
- DirectorTyler MacIntyreStarsTory StolperTracey FairawayMaria BlasucciThree young women go out partying and wake up attached together as a Frankenstein monster. With their individual personalities still intact, the three women set out to figure out what happened to them.
- DirectorJesse Thomas CookStarsLiv CollinsSarah PowerTimothy BurdTwo disparate young women working for a company that conducts euthanasia are dispatched to a remote estate to perform a custom assisted-suicide ritual, but unwittingly summon the wraiths of a Death Cult that once inhabited the property.
- DirectorMichael ThelinStarsSarah BolgerJoshua RushCarly AdamsA couple's replacement babysitter turns out to be more than they bargained for when she subjects their kids to a series of twisted activities.
- DirectorCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsMeegan WarnerIan MeadowsOlivia DeJongeA group of people run a TV show where they set up locations to scare people. Things go horribly wrong when the producer wants them to get darker as they set up an asylum to spook the new target: a creepy guy who used to work there.
- DirectorPhil StevensStarsPhil StevensBryant W. Lohr Sr.David ChoppingA nameless man wanders the city, littered with necrotic artifacts and a trail of corpses. Are his grotesque hallucinations clues to a violent past? Or are they premonitions?
- DirectorScott B. HansenStarsChris MinorJake BrinnNicky JasperWhen a student takes on a theology project, he taps into another side that had been hidden away from him.
- DirectorDan WaltonDan ZacharyStarsDarren MathesonLynn CsontosEliza FariaA family moves into an abandoned orphanage and they soon learn that their charming orphanage has a disturbing history and are convinced they aren't alone.
- DirectorDave JacksonStarsMatthew C. VaughanMeg SpencerJeni BezuidenhoutWhen Ted's beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back - all he needs is nine human lives.
- DirectorCan EvrenolStarsMehmet CerrahogluGörkem KasalErgun KuyucuA squad of unsuspecting cops go through a trapdoor to Hell when they stumble upon a Black Mass in an abandoned building.
- DirectorJoseph Sims-DennettStarsStephanie KingLindsay FarrisBrendan CowellIn the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly returns to work as a private investigator. Embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, Parker witnesses bizarre happenings surrounding her, unaware that the derelict building that he surveys her from has birthed a dark presence which slowly threatens to consume him.
- DirectorDaniel di GradoStarsHelena Af SandebergJohan EhnUlrika EllemarkWhen Alena arrives at her new elite boarding school, Filippa and the other girls start to harass her. But Alena's best friend Josefin won't let her take anymore beating. If she won't strike back, Josefin will do it for her. Hard.
- DirectorVictor ZarcoffStarsNeville ArchambaultSean CarriganPJ McCabeA newlywed couple, move into a new house across the country, only to find out that their marital issues are the least of their problems. Unbeknownst to them, their grim and lascivious landlord has been spying on them from day one.
- DirectorAdam LevinsStarsCraig ConwayJames CosmoBob DuffA woman returns home to her estranged family after a near-fatal accident, but begins to suspect something is not right.
- DirectorRyan NicholsonStarsRyan NicholsonMomona KomagataAidan DeeThe Bowling Bag Killer returns to wreak havoc at a bowling alley.
- DirectorJohn AinslieStarsTianna NoriMark MatechukKrista MadisonThe Sublet is a suspense driven psychological thriller about Joanna, a new mom coping with her baby alone in an odd sublet apartment. As her husband neglects her to focus on his career, Joanna questions her sanity as she discovers a violent past to the apartment and suspects that the building may be haunted.
- DirectorAndré TurpinStarsSophie NélisseMylène MackayLise RoyComplex time shifting drama revolving about a violent senseless murder and young witness.
- DirectorJeff MaherStarsColin PriceAlysa KingGwenlyn CumynFour people find themselves stuck on a haunted antique bed where leaving means suffering a gruesome death. Plagued with frightening hallucinations, they must figure out the bed's secrets before they are ultimately picked off one by one.
- DirectorPhil JoanouStarsJessica AlbaThomas JaneLily RabeTwenty-five years after members of a religious cult committed mass suicide, the lone survivor returns to the scene of the tragedy with a documentary crew in tow.
- DirectorGregg BishopStarsChase WilliamsonHannah FiermanJustin WelbornA bachelor party becomes a savage fight for survival when the groomsmen unwittingly unleash a fabled predator upon the festivities.
- DirectorDan WalkerStarsBarry BostwickKristina KlebeSusan SlaughterIt's Christmas Eve, and three cosplaying women come across the malevolent Christmas demon Krampus. The girls must team up with Santa Claus himself to battle the creature and save the world.
- DirectorAndrew JonesStarsLee BaneTiffany CeriJeff RaggettA Priest and a Vatican investigator take a possessed housewife to a convent to perform an Exorcism.
- DirectorAwi SuryadiStarsDaniel TopanChristoffer NelwanAurélie MoeremansThree friends must discover what's behind the killings of local children, the victims drew the same picture before they died. They uncover the evil spirit of a circus clown and must send it back to hell before more children are murdered.
- DirectorAmadeu ArtasonaStarsPol BaulidaLiliana CabalAntonio de la CruzCan you keep a secret? I haven't heard anyone for a long time until they arrived. They came for help and they broke the rules. I tried to warn them but it was too late. Little did they know. The party is over. Who will survive?
- DirectorLauro David Chartrand-Del ValleStarsSarah LindZack PeladeauEmilie UllerupA forest fire and rock-slide trap five bickering college friends in a small Alaskan ghost town with a horrifying history. When they seek refuge inside the torched ruins of Blackburn Asylum they must fight its angry inhabitants to survive.
- DirectorDavid KeatingStarsAnna WaltonNaomi BattrickSam HazeldineA 15-year-old makes a pact with a witches’ coven to save her father’s life.
- DirectorJose PoernomoStarsShandy AuliaBoy WilliamSara WijayantoTwo lovers who are about to get married, hope to get a beautiful card reading, but they end up receiving an awful reading from a Tarot card reader. According to the opened cards, someone is coming from the past to take one of their lives.
- DirectorDiego CohenStarsHector KotsifakisPaulina AhmedAlberto AgnesiWhat are you willing to do for love?
- DirectorAlastair OrrStarsZachary SoetengaLindsey McKeonSofia PernasA group of friends travel to Panama where they convince a local woman to guide them into the jungle. However, when their guide goes missing, they realize that they've stumbled into the lair of horrific, bloodthirsty creatures.
- DirectorJordan GallandStarsLouisa KrauseWhitney AbleDeborah RushA young woman recovers from a demonic possession.
- DirectorJohn SuitsStarsRachel NicholsAlfie AllenMissi PyleA New York doctor travels with her team to Los Angeles to find survivors of a worldwide pandemic.
- DirectorAdam MasonStarsJeremy SistoKate AshfieldRyan SimpkinsReturning from vacation, the Miller family find their home has been broken into. After cleaning up the mess they continue with their lives, shaking off the feeling of being violated. But little do they know the nightmare has just begun.
- DirectorLowell DeanStarsLeo FafardYannick BissonAmy MatysioAlcoholic werewolf cop Lou Garou springs into action when an eccentric businessman with evil intentions seduces Woodhaven's residents with a new brewery and hockey team in this outrageous horror-comedy sequel.
- DirectorMatt SconceStarsStefanie EstesBritt FalardeauTim ParrishALTAR is the terrifying story of a group of former college classmates who get lost driving to a college reunion camp out in the Sierra Nevada mountains. After stopping for the night, they stumble onto something much darker. They must battle to escape the evil they unleashed to not only save their own lives but their souls as well.
- DirectorChris SunStarsNathan JonesBill MoseleyJohn JarrattIn the harsh, yet beautiful Australian outback lives a beast, an animal of staggering size, with a ruthless, driving need for blood and destruction. It cares for none, defends its territory with brutal force, and kills with a raw, animalistic savagery unlike any have seen before. Now coming face to face with the giant bloodthirsty killing machine, teens on a hiking trip will have the beast in order to en its reign of terror.
- DirectorGreg McLeanStarsKevin BaconRadha MitchellDavid MazouzA family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.
- DirectorJimmy ScreamerClauzStarsJ.D. BrownBrandon SlagleDevanny PinnA charismatic leader named Caine demands obedience from the citizens of a town named "Heaven". The town is at peace until two children break his greatest rule: Never venture beyond the town's walls.
- DirectorDanny DravenPaul DavisÓmar Örn HaukssonStarsMichael IronsideJack PlotnickDrew FonteiroA renowned psychiatrist has selected six mental patients to interview as part of the research for his new book. As he begins his unorthodox methods the question becomes, who really belongs in Spring Valley Mental Hospital?
- DirectorJohn WilliamsStarsDarren McAreeMatthew SandlandGeorge NewtonTwo cult members take a road trip in a motorhome before their predicted end of the world, but soon run into a team of vampire hunters and are recruited to help defeat an army of monsters.
- DirectorDominik HartlStarsLaurie Paul CalvertGabriela MarcinkováOscar Dyekjær GieseZombie action in the Alps: a group of young snowboarder is stuck in a remote mountain ski resort, where an all-night aprés-ski party soon turns into a hellish nightmare of zombie mayhem.